Slope-Intercept form is y = mx + b
m is the slope
b is the y-intercept
4y + 5x = -4
4y = -5x - 4 {subtracted 5x from both sides}
y = (-5/4)x - 1 {divided both sides by 4}
slope = -5/4
y-intercept = -1
To graph:
- put a point on -1 on the y-axis {that is the "y-intercept"}
- from there, since the slope is -5/4, and that is rise/run, go down 5 and to the right 4 and put another point
- draw a line through the two points
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